Regimental number | 750 |
Place of birth | Waverley, New South Wales |
School | Private tuition |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm assistant |
Address | 'Ambrosier', East Avenue, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Sydney Joseph Stephens, Public Trust Office, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Aspinall spelt Aspenall |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
Age at death | 16.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | No know to ton grave |
Commemoration details | Australian Cemetery (V.C. Corner No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 117 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Sydney Joseph and Rosa Adelina STEPHENS, Public Trust Office, Sydney. Native of Waverley |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 11 December 1915. Found guilty, 29 December 1915, of insubordination, Ferry Post, 29 December 1915: forfeited 1 day's pay. Found guilty, 22 April 1916, of being absent from Mess Orderlies' Parade, Ferry Post, 21 April 1916: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 12 May 1916, of being in town without a pass contrary to Routine Orders, Ferry Post, 12 May 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, Moascar, 29 May 1916 (tonsillitis); discharged, 31 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Killed in action, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, STEPHENS Leonard Aspinall |